Surgical Tech First Assit

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Wellbeing & counseling support

Time off & disability benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition and certification support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is seeking a Surgical Tech First Assist to support surgical teams in Pasadena, TX. The role includes assisting the surgeon intraoperatively and performing pre/postoperative duties under supervision to ensure safe, efficient operations.

Qualifications include BCLS within 30 days of start, CSA/CSFA/SA-C certification, and a Certificate or Associate Degree. The organization emphasizes comprehensive benefits and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• BCLS required within 30 days of employment start date.
• Certified Surgical Assistant or Certified Surgical First Assistant or Surgical Assistant Certified required.
• Certificate or an Associate Degree in a related field required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care across all ages from infant to geriatric in the surgical setting.
• Maintain clear communication with the surgeon regarding patient status and needs during procedures.
• Assist the surgeon during operative and invasive procedures, supporting exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative tasks.
• Perform preoperative and postoperative duties to ensure continuous patient care under surgeon direction.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and adhere to hospital policies and professional standards.

Education

Basic Cardiac Life Support (within 30 days)

CSA/CSFA/SA-C Certification

Certificate or Associate Degree

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Surgical Tech First Assist with HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Provides direct patient care to infant through geriatric patient. Addresses the physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment. Communicates with surgeon continuously as needed about the patient’s condition. Assist surgeon during operative and invasive procedures providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. In addition to intraoperative duties, the surgical assistant also performs preoperative and postoperative duties to better facilitate proper patient care. The surgical assistant performs these functions during the procedure under the direction and supervision of the surgeon and in accordance with hospital policy and appropriate laws and regulations. Participates in performance improvement activities.

• Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for unreasonable patient/customer expectations.
• Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large ones; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company Standards of Behavior; maintains integrity in all aspects of his/her work.
• Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements.
• Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change.
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of the surgical process.
• Functions in collaboration with and at the direction of the surgeon being assisted.
• Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patient’s right to privacy by protecting confidential information.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care, or the services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system; uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.

What qualifications you will need

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (CSA) Certified Surgical Assistant, or (CSFA) Certified Surgical First Assistant, or (SA-C) Surgical Assistant Certified
• Certificate, or Associate Degree

No Travel Required

Benefits

No experience Required Years of Experience

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board‑certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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